Summit of the Future Explainer: A new global peace plan for ‘uniquely dangerous’ times
The UN has described the current global situation as “uniquely dangerous”, with the risk of major powers engaging in conflict at its highest levels since...
In Timor-Leste, Guterres celebrates past unity and looks to the future
The UN chief was met at the airport by Timorese President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão with a musical celebration and full...
Afghanistan: UN warns of growing crisis under increasingly authoritarian Taliban rule
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said the country’s de facto rulers who have imposed their own interpretation of strict...
Guterres highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘growing international influence’
António Guterres is there to take part in celebrations to mark 25 years on Friday since the country’s vote for independence, which was organised...
The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’,...
“The scale of the emergency is shocking, as is the insufficient action being taken to curtail the conflict,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of...
General Assembly overwhelmingly passes resolution demanding end to Palestine occupation
Ambassadors in the UN General Assembly again discussed on Monday the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and the critical work of the UN agency...
What to expect at the United Nations general debate
The 79th session of General Assembly gets underway in mid-September and the centrepiece for many is the annual general debate. But what exactly is...
Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says
“AI capacities today are concentrated in a handful of powerful companies – and even fewer countries. Meanwhile, too many countries face significant challenges in...
Summit of the Future Explainer: Time to rethink ‘outdated and ineffective’ international financial architecture
“The international financial architecture is outdated and ineffective and we are simply not equipped to take on a wide range of emerging issues,” UN...
UN deputy chief urges leaders to increase innovation amid global crises
Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, reminded that solutions are needed as leaders are gathering during time of mounting crises and as debt burdens rise in...
Asia-Pacific nations commit to ‘visionary blueprint’ for inclusive digital world
The Astana Ministerial Declaration, named after the conference host city in Kazakhstan, is particularly significant for the region marked by stark disparities in digital...
Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes –...
Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, collapsed in the middle of the night...
UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory
With a recorded vote of 124 nations in favour, 14 against, and 43 abstentions, the resolution calls for Israel to comply with international law...
‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit
Mr. Guterres was speaking as negotiations for the Summit of the Future, which opens at UN Headquarters on Sunday, enter the final stretch.“I have...
Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
“Global labour income share, which is the proportion of total global income that goes to workers, is shrinking,” said Celeste Drake, Deputy Director-General. “This...
UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack
Scores of people were reportedly killed in the capital, Bamako, on Tuesday when Islamic militants attacked several locations, including a military police academy, according...
UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon
International media reported that walkie-talkies used by members of the Hezbollah militant group blew up on Wednesday, a day after hundreds of pagers across...
Summit of the Future Explainer: The push to connect a digitally divided world and...
Earlier this year, an audience in a Geneva conference hall sat captivated by a video screen carrying live pictures of a 25-year-old man in...
Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report
In his Annual Report on the Work of the Organization, released ahead of the high-level session of the 79th UN General Assembly, Secretary-General António...
Guterres underlines support for China-Africa partnership
The UN chief underlined the global body's support for this partnership in remarks to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.Leaders from some 50 African...
Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action, stressed the urgent need for an immediate end to the hostilities and a negotiated political...
‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
“The very nature of the technology itself – transboundary in structure and application – necessitates a global approach,” the final report from the UN...
Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods
Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of the country’s 36 states, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.The Government has reported 269 deaths so...
Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity
“The series of explosions across Lebanon and rockets fired toward Israel in recent days adds to the volatility,” said Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for...
